WI vs PNG Highlights, T20 World Cup: Chase, Russell guide West Indies to five-wicket win against Papua New Guinea

For a while it looked PNG might just sneak in a win but Andre Russell and an ever-composed Roston Chase avoided any blushes for the host and got West Indies the two points in its opening encounter.

13 off 12 is the equation. Morea to Russell, slices it over short third man, gets two before the deep point man cuts it off. A single to deeo mid wicket on the next. FOUR! Shuffles across and sweeps it over fine leg. FOUR more! A full toss and Chase chips it over covers. Two singles on the final two deliveries. West Indies wins by 5 wickets.

WI needs 31 off 18. Vala to Chase, FOUR! Short and Chase pulls it behind square. A single off the next. Russell drives and gets the gap between long off and deep covers, runs two. A single to long off on the fourth. SIX! Over-pitched and wide of off, Chase gobbles it up with a hoick over long off. FOUR! Now Chase hits it past mid on. He’s nearly got it to run-a-ball now.

Kariko for his fourth over. Chase gets a single to long off on the second ball. Andre Russell in now. He flicks the fifth delivery through mid wicket for two. SIX! Massive from Dre Russ. Smokes it over mid wicket.

Vala continues for PNG. Chase punches to long on to get one. Almost! Rutherford tries to cut but gets an inside edge, lucky to not get that onto his stumps. A single to deep covers on the third. Chase hits to deep mid wicket, one run. GONE! Vala strikes again. Another caught behind. An under edge on a cut shot and Doriga completes yet another sharp catch. 

Sherfane Rutherford c Doriga b Vala 2 (7)

Sherfane Rutherford is the new batter. Amini to bowl. A single for Chase to long off on the first delivery. Rutherford off the mark with a punch to long off. SIX! Chase slog sweeps for a maximum. That should take off some pressure. A single to long on to end the over.

Chad Soper back into the attack. Powell on strike. FOUR! Absolutely smokes it past the bowler. Powell clips the second through mid wicket for a couple. One run through mid wicket on the third delivery. Chase punches through covers for a single. OUT! Powell has been given caught behind. He goes up for a review straight away. He goes for an expansive heave over the on side but misses. There is a spike on the UltraEdge and that’s the end of the WI skipper.

Rovman Powell c Doriga b Soper 15 (14)

John Kariko into the attack. Chase gets the first single of the over on the fourth delivery. Powell guides the fifth to deep square leg for a single. Just two off the over.

Vala again. Chase gets a single to long off on the first delivery. FOUR! Sloppy fielding in the deep, Powell pulls away a short-pitched delivery, deep square leg covers the ground, gets to it but lets it slip past him. Two more singles in the over.

Amini for his first over. Just five singles from the over, keeping West Indies under the required rate.

Skipper Assad Vala brings himself on. Gentle off spin from the PNG captain and he gets four dot balls in against the well settled King. 

The pressure gets to King as he goes for slog sweep only to hole out in the deep. Are we in for an upset?

Brandon King c Siaka b Vala 34 (29b 7x4 0x6)

WI 63/3 in 10 overs

Kariko continues. Pooran sticks to his step-down ploy. No timing this time. Easy catch at long on. 

Nicholas Pooran c Ura b Kariko 27 (27b 1x4 2x6)

Kariko keeps it quiet for the rest of the over. Just a single and a leg bye from it. 

WI 63/2 in 9 overs

Second over of the day for Soper. Two dot balls to start off the over against King. The West Indian punches one through covers to gather a double before taking a single to the leg side. 

Left-arm spinner John Kariko into the attack. Nothing full from him against Pooran. Three dot balls gained by that means. A deft late cut from Pooran off the last ball. A good effort at the fence saves PNG a boundary. 

First-innings batting hero Bau gets a go with the ball. Pooran finally breaks the shackles. Launches the first one over long off for a six and then smacks the next for a four straight back. Pooran goes again. Steps out and whacks it over long on. SIX!!!

Chad Soper gets his first over of the day as Pooran’s struggles continue. Three dot balls to start the over. Pooran gets hold off one for a change. No timing as the ball dies off near long on. Just two runs. Pooran takes a single off the fifth ball. Floated in by Soper and King has a go at it. Thick edge and four more. 

Nao continues to tie up Pooran with his right-arm medium pace. Pooran attempts a wild hoick to leg side, only to miss the ball completely. He gets off the strike with tap to short mid on. King too is beaten. Now he uses his footwork to bang one through covers for a four. He brings out the cut shot next. FOUR MORE!!

Full and wide from Morea. Creamed through extra cover by King. Four! Morea responds with one that nips in. Inside edge onto the pads. Width now from Morea. Slashed away for a four by King. Pooran finally gets off the mark with a gentle nudge to point. 

Nao has had a dream start. Four balls, zero runs and a wicket. He gets back to it with two more dot balls against Pooran. Wicket maiden for the PNG pacer. 

WI 8/1 in 2 overs

Good signs from the ground as the covers are being taken off. And we have a restart time - 10:15 PM

And now the skies are opening up and the covers have come on. Players make their way out of the ground. 

Alei Nao from the other end. Jags one back in just enough to beat Johnson Charles’ inside edge. Hits him on the front pad and the umpire is satisfied. Given out LBW. West Indies reviews without any success. 

Johnson Charles lbw b Nao 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Pooran is the new batter and he is watchful against the first two balls. Nao cuts one into the left-hander now. Impact on pad. Loud appeal but no response from the umpire. Pooran gets lucky as if PNG had reviewed he would have been given out. 

Johnson Charles and Brandon King are the openers for the West Indies. Kabua Morea is the new ball bowler for PNG. 

Watchful from Brandon King to begin with. Four dot balls to start with before he decides to step it up. Jumps out of the crease and powers it over the umpire for a four. Too short from Morea and pulled away by King with a disdain. 

WI 8/0 in 1 over

Alei Nao is the new batter. Joseph to bowl the final over. FOUR! Doriga slaps the first delivery through covers. FOUR again! Doriga cuts this back-of-a-length delivery over point. Run out! Doriga digs out a yorker and the batter try to steal a single. Shepherd is quick to the ball and strikes the stumps at the batting end and Nao is well short.

Alei Nao run out (Joseph) 0 (0)

Kabua Morea is able to get a single off his first delivery. Only a single to covers for Doriya on the penultimate ball. A single to end the innings. Hang on, Joseph has over-stepped. A free hit for Doriya. Cannot middle a full toss, still runs two.

Russell to Soper, FOUR! A streaky boundary but welcome runs. A thick inside edge takes the ball wide of short fine leg and all the way to the fence. Good running by this pair, they pick two runs off consecutive deliveries. BOWLED HIM! Chad Soper has to walk back. Russell gets it right in the block hole.

Chad Soper b Russell 10 (9)

Shepherd to Soper, flicks through the on side with soft hands, gets two. FOUR! Doriga reads the slower one, gets in position and pulls it away behind square. Three runs off the next, drives it through covers to pick the gap. Doriga slaps the final delivery down the ground for two. 13 runs from the over.

Joseph for his third over. LUCKY! The second delivery brushes off against the off stump but the bail does not fall off. A repreive for Doriga. GONE! Cleans him up. Bau tries to make room and place the delivery through the off side. The slower delivery deceives the batter and Bau’s nifty innings comes to end.

Sese Bau b Joseph 50 (43)

Chad Soper in at No. 8. Just three runs from the over.

Chase to Bau, a tap towards mid wicket and Bau gets to his fifty. Just the second PNG batter to get the milestone in a T20 World Cup match. Kiplin Doriga tries to work the ball away through fine leg but fails to beat the fielder. A single to keep strike on the final delivery.

Russell back into the attack. WICKET! Russell breaks the partnership, gets Amini. Russell bangs this into the surface, Amini wants to cut but is cramped for room. A faint edge to the keeper. Four runs and a wicket from this over. 

Charles Amini c Pooran b Russell 12(14)

Joseph to Amini, dot ball. Amini tries to walk across and ramp it, misses. Taps the second to third man, one run. FOUR! Bau tries to pull it, gets a leading edge over the keeper. Bau works the next down to point and picks a run. Two for Amini before an overthrow makes it nine off the over.

Motie to continue. FOUR! Bau steps down the track and lofts this over pitched delivery down the ground. SIX now! Bau steps down once again and pulls it over mid wicket. FOUR again! Muscles it through covers where the fielder fails to stop it. There’s no protection in the deep and that’s the third boundary of the over.

Romario Shepherd to bowl the next. Just four singles and a leg bye.

Motie to Bau, misses a cover drive on the first delivery. Bau gets the second to long off for a single. Amini is beaten outside the off stump, tries to block it but misses the line. The fourth is tapped to covers for one run. Bau cuts the fifth to deep point region for two runs. Bau cannot make the most of a short delivery, pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Aerial from Bau against Chase. Luckily for the PNG batter, it lands safely. Just a double there. Couple of singles follow. A single off the last ball means Bau will retain the strike. 

First over of the day for Gudakesh Motie. Couple of singles from the first three balls. Bau looks to take on the spinner by stepping down the track. Only a single there. 

Hiri looks to take the aggressive route with a reverse sweep. Can only manage an edge to Powell to first slip. 

Hiri Hiri c Powell b Motie 2 (6b 0x4 0x6)

PNG 52/4 in 9 overs

Pushed in by Chase and Bau slams it over the bowler. FOUR!! Bau slices one to deep covers to add a single. Hiri now gets off the mark with a dab to the leg side. 

Akeal Hosein returns. Bau takes him on with an expansive reverse sweep. Under edge and it runs away for a four. A single off the fifth ball brings new batter Hiri on strike. Hiri defends the last ball watchfully. 

Alzarri Joseph into the attack. Overpitched. Vala has time and space to free his hands. Driven through the covers for a four. Joseph brings his line in and skids one past Vala’s outside edge. Overpitched again from Joseph and crashed to the mid wicket fence for another over. 

Width from Joseph for the last ball. Vala goes for a fierce cut. But Chase is there at point to take a brilliant catch. 

Assad Vala c Chase b Joseph 21 (22b 2x4 1x6)

Chase into attack and Vala takes him on with a stunning lofted cover drive. SIX!!! Brilliant shot from the PNG skipper. A leg side wide from Chase and PNG sneaks in a single bye. Another wide from Chase. WI skipper Powell doesn’t look a happy man. 

Russell into the attack. Bau on strike. The PNG batter dead bats the first few balls. Full and wide from Russell and Bau whacks it straight back for a four. First of the game and first of the tournament for PNG. 

Sese Bau gets off the mark with a single. Akeal uses the slider to good effect to gather a few dot balls. An under edge past the keeper allows Vala to add a couple of runs. 

Slider from Akeal. Swings into Siaka and beats his inside edge to knock down the off stump. 

Lega Siaka b Hosein 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)

Short from Shepherd to start with. Ura pulls it away for a single. Back of a length from Shepherd and punched away for a triple by Vala. Shepherd goes good length against Ura. Slight away swing. Edged and gobbled up by Pooran. 

Tony Ura c †Pooran b Shepherd 2 (5b 0x4 0x6)

PNG 7/1 in 2 overs

Swing and a miss from Ura to start with. Ura gets off the mark with a single to mid on. Assad Vala on strike. Hosein spins it past his bat three balls in a row. Another dot to close out the over

PNG openers Assad Vala and Tony Ura have made their way out to the middle. Akeal Hosein with the ball. 

Both the teams make their way to the centre for the pre-match routine. The National Anthem for Papua New Guinea followed by that of West Indies.

Papua New Guinea: Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Assad Vala (c), Lega Siaka, Hiri Hiri, Charles Amini, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Alei Nao, Chad Soper, Kabua Morea, John Kariko.

West Indies: Johnson Charles, Brandon King, Roston Chase, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell (c), Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Sherfane Rutherford, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie.

West Indies wins the toss and opts to bowl.

Rovman Powell: We are going to bowl first. It is a fresh wicket, we will hope to restrict them and our batters can chase it down. I am excited and the team is excited to win a home World Cup. It is something we are looking forward to and hopefully we can deliver.

Assad Vala: It looks like a good wicket even though there’s been rain around for the last two days. We have the right balance at the moment with a lot of all rounders. The preparation has been very good, we have been here for over two weeks and are looking forward to the tournament.

West Indies: Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Shamar Joseph, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hossain, Gudakesh Motie.

Papua New Guinea: Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Assad Vala (c), Lega Siaka, Hiri Hiri, Hila Vare, Chad Soper, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Alei Nao, Kabua Morea, Semo Kamea.

England 191/5 (20 overs) vs West Indies, T20 World Cup 2010

Papua New Guinea played the East Asia-Pacific Qualifiers, against Japan, Vanuata and Philippines. PNG ended as the group topper, winning all six games, and qualified for the T20 World Cup.

WICKETKEEPERS

Nicholas Pooran (c), Johnson Charles

BATTERS

Rovman Powell (vc), Shimron Hetmyer, Lega Siaka

ALL ROUNDERS

Andre Russell, Assad Vala, Charles Amini

BOWLERS

Alzarri Joseph, John Kariko, Gudakesh Motie

Team Composition: WI 7-4 PNG | Credits Left: 16.5

This is the first time West Indies and Papua New Guinea are playing a T20I fixture.

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West Indies: Rovman Powell (c), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hossain, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd.

Papua New Guinea: Assad Vala (c), CJ Amini (vc), Alei Nao, Chad Soper, Hila Vare, Hiri Hiri, Jack Gardner, John Kariko, Kabua Vagi Morea, Kiplin Doriga, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Semo Kamea, Sese Bau, Tony Ura.